Can punch



July 15,1924 1,501,598

J. M. HANSON CAN PUNCH Filed Aug. 11 1.922

"" fl wwim p I Patented July 15,

UNIED .STATE'S PATENT oss csq J MARTIN ELIBON, 9! I 08 ANGELES, curs-ems.

can runes;

Applicatlon fled August 11, 1828. Serial Io. 501,188.

To all whoa, it mag camera:

. Be itknown that. I, Jenn MARTIN Hansorr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los 6. Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Can Punches, of which the following is a specification,

My invention relates to tools for punch- 0 ing condensed, milk cans and the like, and a purpose of my invention is the revision of a can punch of extremely sim e, inexpensive and durable construction y means of which a can may be effectively unched to form an opening through whic the contents of the can can be discharged, and with :out the possibility of the tool contaminating the contents of the can.

\Althou h I have herein shown and de- 20 scribed on y one form of can punch embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and] the spirit" and sctipe of thef'appended claim 11 the accompanying drawings,

Fi re 1 is-aview s 0 one orm of can vention. 3o

in unching positlon wit respect to a can. eferrin specifically to the drawings in punch em "ying' my inwhich simi ar reference characters refer to.

similarparts, my invention, in its resent 86 embodiment, comprises a shank 15 ormed of metal for other suitable material, and

section,

which is shown as round in 0 although it is tobe'un'derstood "at-it 12:3 be of any cross sectional contour'desi win in perspective Fig. 2 is a fragment lview of'the .t'ool One end of the shank carries a handle 16 of 4.0 I

spherical form and preferably constructed of wood. The opposite end of the shank is'provided with an extension of reduced thickness which constitutes a penetrating prong 17; This prong is, preferably; of ciroular form in cross section and isjta' ered from its point of connection with the ank toits free end so as toprovide a relatively i sharp point at its free end. At the junc-- -tion of the shank and the pron an annular shoulder 18 is provided, suchs oulder constituting a member for limiting the inward movement of the prongwithin acan;

In the applied ition f the tool as clearly shown in ig. 2,.th prong adapted to be forced through the top of the can 19 and it will be understood that In order to obtain this eflect, it is nar to exert downward pressure upon the punc throu h the medium of the handle 16. The shoul er ointed prong and a limiting shoulder at are junction of the shank and'prong.

In testimony whereof v I have signed my 7e name to this specification.

' JOHN MARTIN HANSON. I 

